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Kumamoto

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 熊本(くまもと) (Kumamoto).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Ku‧ma‧mo‧to

Proper noun

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Kumamoto (plural Kumamotos)

  1. A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the island of Kyushu.
    • 2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business[1]:
      In particular, Kumamoto prefecture in southwestern Japan is quickly becoming a hotbed for tech investment from companies including TSMC and Fujifilm Holdings Corp (FUJIF).
  2. The capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Translations

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See also

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Kumamoto

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くまもと

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Japanese 熊本 (Kumamoto).

Proper noun

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Kumamoto m or f

  1. a prefecture in southwestern Japan
  2. the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

Proper noun

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Kumamoto m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Japanese